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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "isa" <isa@uniplac.net>
Reply-To: wilsonnelson@deliveryman.com
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:11:31 +0200
Subject: Your Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876

Date: June 25, 2010.

Customer Service!
This mail is to remind you of your registered package.
CONTENT: Bank Draft of $800,000.00 USD officially
registered by an Official of the United Nation. The
$800,000.00 USD is a donation to you from the U.N through
in collaboration with Nokia Co-operation perform an e-mails
Balloting.For your information the VAT and COD and non.scan airport
upliftment have been paid.

But the only payment that you are to make is $2910USD
being the security keeping fee of your package.

Please when contacting the TNT delivery service, send in your
shipment details:

Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272-NIGand

The shipment detail should be send to the TNT Delivery Department as required.
Note payment of the security safe keeping fee which just $291 dollars
is very important for the security company release
of your package to TNT delivery service.

Contact Person: Mr.Nelson Moore
EE-mail: wilsonnelson@deliveryman.com
Tel: +234 870715304


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Names in
full,.............Residential ..............Zip
code,..................Country,...................Telephone/fax
number,..........Age,.......................Marital
Status,............Sex....................Nationality.......

And also ask how you can make the payment of the security safe keeping which $291 USD dollars only.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Donna Page.
©FedEx Express Corporation
All rights reserved. © 1995-2010 TNT Delivery Company.

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This E-mail is only for the above addressees. It may
contain confidential or Privileged information. If you are
not an addressee you must not copy,distribute, disclose or
use any of the information in it or any attachments.

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